A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1907. DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON, AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON, ON LORD’S-DAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1869.

“ And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come t hat the Son of man should be glorified. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wh eat falls into the ground and dies, it abides alone: but if it dies, it brings forth much fruit. ” John 12:23-24.

In the end, God wins the war for the human soul He created to worship and serve Him alone. Jesus, the perfect Lamb, (1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:) defeated death at the Cross: ( 1 Corinthians 15:55-5755 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. )

Satan seeks to kill, steal and destroy ( John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.) Jesus came to give life eternal! Look up and expect: Luke 21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.